December 1981

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I'm having to agree with Ross. I loved Abbott and Costello but...
How about a month off? Soon? Give us some badly dubbed Japenese monster movies.


Otherwise, Merry Christmas...

DECEMBER 05 1981

1:00 PM Channel 5

Tarantula (1955)  

Trailer. 

 

2:30 PM Channel 5

Abbott and Costello in Buck Privates (1941)  

Man, that Bud Abbott was a dick.

Clip. 

 

3:00 PM Channel 4

The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971) 

With Richard Benjamin and Adam West. 

A comedy about a sexual deviant. 

Perfect for a Saturday afternoon.

Clip.

DECEMBER 12 1981

1:00 PM Channel 5

The Invisible Ray (1936) 

Clip. 

DECEMBER 19 1981

12:00 PM Channel 4

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)  
A Burt Reynolds movie. A little unusual seeing such a recent film programmed on a Saturday afternoon. Especially since most films we had to watch were decades old.

A CBS TV promo for the film.

 

1:30 PM Channel 5

The Littlest Angel (1969) 
 

With Johnny Whitaker from the TV show Family Affair. 

1:30 PM Channel 5

Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950) 
A Castle Films 8 MM single reel for home viewing.

DECEMBER 26 1981

12:30 PM Channel 12

Legend of the Northwest (1978) 

What could be worse than a Rin Tin Tin movie?

How about a Rin Tin Tin ripoff movie?

If you really want a trailer, here's one.

12:30 PM Channel 12

Dunderklumpen! (1974) 

Uhhh...Yeah. Just watch the trailer.

...And a Happy New Year!